Efficacy of Camellia sinensis extract against Candida species in patients with denture stomatitis
Author(s) -
Anahita Ghorbani,
Ashena Sadrzadeh,
Emran Habibi,
Kosar Dadgar,
Jafar Âkbari,
Mahmood Moosazadeh,
Hossein Bakhshi,
Fatemeh Ahangarkani,
Afsane Vaezi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
current medical mycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2423-3439
pISSN - 2423-3420
DOI - 10.18502/cmm.4.3.174
Subject(s) - camellia sinensis , stomatitis , traditional medicine , camellia , biology , medicine , botany , dermatology
Denture stomatitis is a chronic inflammation disease of the oral mucosa, which is specified by erythematous lesions mainly in the upper palate. Nystatin as a polyene, a class of antifungal agents, is one of the effective drugs to treat denture stomatitis. Considering the expansion of utilizing herbal drugs to cure many kinds of diseases, the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Camellia sinensis (green tea), which has the most chemical and influence similarity with nystatin, against denture stomatitis.
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